Summit University, Offa is a privately owned university founded in 2015 and located in

Offa, Nigeria Offa is a city in Kwara State of Nigeria, with a population of about 166,112 Domicile (law), inhabitants. The town is noted for its weaving and dyeing trade, using Vegetable dye, vegetable dyes made from locally grown indigofera, indigo and ot ...

. It is one of the few private Universities located in

Kwara Kwara () is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger State, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its capi ...

, North central Nigeria. The University is owned and established by the

Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria is a Muslims organization established for the purpose of the educational development of Muslims and also as a body to enhance the moral and social development of the Muslim community in Lagos.Stefan Reichmuth. 'Ne ...

, a Muslim organization established for the purpose of educational development of Muslims and Muslim society in Nigeria. The institution was established together with nine others private universities in Nigeria in 2015.

Administration

The principal members of the University are:

Organisation and Administration

College of Natural & Applied Sciences (CONAS)

Biological sciences Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution of ...

Chemical science Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their com ...

Computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

College of management and social sciences (COMAS)

Mass Communication Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large population segments. It utilizes various forms of media as technology has made the dissemination of information more efficient. Primary examples o ...

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

* Management & Accounting

= COHAS

= * English and Literary studies * Arabic and Islamic studies

Academic Profile

Research

Scholarship

The university offers ranges of scholarships the likes of General Sawyer Scholarship

Libraries

Rankings and reputation

Summit University Offa is the top-ranked university in Offa, according to the EduRank.org website. In 2021 it ranked 13137 out of 14131 internationally, 891 out of 1104 in Africa, and 119 out of 157 in Nigeria.

Student life

Sport

Summit University Offa offers a variety of sports and extracurricular activities, including football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, lawn tennis, and athletics.

Academic Division

The institution began operation fully in November, 2016 with 500 students

Vice Chancellor

The founding Vice-chancellor of Summit University, Offa is Professor Hussein Oloyede. The

Vice-Chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...

has assured the public during the opening of the institution that the institution would be one of the cheapest private University in Nigeria. The Vice-Chancellor together with Vice Chancellors of other private universities had pleaded with the Federal Government to allow private universities to also benefit from the TETFund (Tertiary Education Trust Fund) projects, so as to enable them to survive and continue to provide quality education to everyone. Professor Abiodun Musa Aibinu is now the second Vice-Chancellor of the institution. His appointment took effect from April 2022.

List Of Vice-Chancellors

# Professor Hussein Oloyede (2015–2022) # Professor Abiodun Musa Aibinu (2022- date)

References

{{coord, 8.1453, 4.7004, format=dms, type:edu_region:NG, display=title Universities and colleges in Nigeria Universities and colleges established in 2015 2015 establishments in Nigeria Education in Kwara State